The fight ended with the arrival of the police, alerted by a witness, and the firefighters, who took care of the youngest, who was injured and had a bloody face.
He is said to be a second-year student at Méchain high school, reports L’Union. The other, on the other hand, is slightly older and is said to be attending a CFA. Originally from Reims, he is said to have made the trip during the lunch break to settle his accounts, at a predefined time slot. So, no surprises.
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Filmed punches
So much so that many high school students were informed that this “ fight that degenerated ». « Basically, another high school student resumesit was just supposed to be a general fight. But when we saw the guy hitting… it ended up being a one-on-one. »
A generalized fight? For these young people interviewed in front of the Méchain high school and educated in the establishment, it is commonplace. Two clans are fighting. There are two that are really fighting and if one of the young people from each clan takes a bad hit, everyone gets involved,” they explain. Since the start of the school year (September 2), they estimate that four fights have already taken place.
“It starts in the corridors or in the courtyard, with a bad look ” to end up a little further away like at the Gilbert-Lavoine gymnasium. Moreover, the fights are accessible and open to the public, as evidenced by a video taken on Friday, September 6, 2024 at noon.
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Broadcast on Snapchat
On the spot, about thirty young people surround the brawlers, arms crossed watching or else, cell phones in hand filming. They film before the first blow is even struck. Forty-five seconds of pure violence, kicks, punches and hair pulling.
The youngest one gets out, walks away with a friend and then tries to hide the camera with his hand. Among the high school students interviewed, none know how the latter is doing. “I was told he would change high schools… He is afraid of reprisals”one of them whispers. The videos were then broadcast on private conversations of the class groups on the social network Snapchat.
According to our information, a judicial investigation has been opened following this fight behind the Méchain high school. Contacted, the principal Sandrine Burckenstock simply stated that the event had no connection with her establishment.
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Shocked parents
While some parents are unaware of the event that took place near Méchain High School, others are expressing serious concerns. A mother interviewed as she left the school said she was shocked by this behavior.
« They’re all filming, but no one is moving. It’s so serious. ” she protests. Like other parents, she saw this video being shown in her child’s class group (enrolled in the same class as the injured child).
She admits to being worried about her safety and “ drop him off in front of the high school, never behind it. “What she hopes? That the police and the high school take things seriously, even if it means posting officers outside the school. Another dad is not surprised by the situation.” It’s been going on for years, no one is doing anything “, but there, he recognizes, “ It’s getting worse and worse. Our children are here to learn, not to be assaulted. »
